Medical Negligence

Cancer Claims

Sadly many of us will either suffer from cancer ourselves or have a family member in such a situation.

As the disease develops it is vitally important that opportunities to make a diagnosis are not missed otherwise any delay could make a significant difference to the eventual outcome and treatment options.

David Gazzard has dealt with cases involving many different cancers including liver cancer, ovarian cancer and eye cancer. In a recent case a patient had extensive treatment for bowel cancer and was given the all clear following one of her routine body scans. Unfortunately the results of her scan were misinterpreted and as a result it was not until she had another scan many months later that another tumour (affecting a different part of her body) was discovered.

It is the duty of your healthcare team to correctly interpret your symptoms. If an error has occurred then we can explore all of your options and help you make your claim.